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FONG May Eleanor (female)

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Biographical informationFong May Eleanor (known as Ellen) was born in about 1900 in Geraldton, Western Australia. She was the daughter of Fong Lang and Wong Noy. She was the sister of: May, Samuel Paul and Samuel Thomas.

She travelled back to China in May 1906 with her family and it appears that she did not return (E).Other nameFong, May Eleanor (differentiated name)Fong, Ellen (also known as)Date of birth1900

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FONG LANG

FONG May (female)

FONG May (female)

FONG Samuel Paul

FONG Samuel Paul

FONG Samuel Thomas

FONG Samuel Thomas

WONG NOY

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Ellen Fong CEDT 1906 (NAA Item ID: 1734226)

Ellen Fong CEDT 1906 (NAA Item ID: 1734226)

A young Ellen Fong pictured on her Certificate Exempting from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1906/37).

A young Ellen Fong pictured on her Certificate Exempting from the Dictation Test (source: National Archives, K1145, 1906/37).

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RelationPlace of birthPlaceGeraldtonDate1900

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RelationTravelled toPlaceGeraldtonDate[date unknown]

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ParentFONG LANGWONG NOYSiblingFONG May (female)FONG Samuel PaulFONG Samuel Thomas

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Subject (place)GeraldtonSubject (topic)Chinese heritage in Western AustraliaRelated collectionAnne Atkinson CollectionRelated linkNAA CEDT File 1906

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ContributorSchool of Social SciencesSource of informationAsian immigrants to Western Australia, 1829-1901 (Atkinson, 1988)

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